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Cnemaspis sahyadriensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sahyadri dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis sahyadriensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL 2024: 97 
DistributionIndia (Maharashtra)

Type locality: near Tanali (17.22124°N, 73.81329°E; ca. 1000 m asl.), vetti Range, Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Sangli District, Maharashtra State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8331 (AK-R 858), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale and Swapnil Pawar on 17th April 2023.
Paratypes (n=4; fig. 33). NRC-AA-8332 (AK-R 857), adult male, ZSI-R-28775 (AK-R 859), adult female, same collection data as holotype; NRC-AA-8333 (AK-R 784), BNHS 2880 (AK-R 785), adult females, from near valmiki Plateau (17.22297°N, 73.83487°E; ca. 1020 m asl.), vetti Range, Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Sangli District, same collection data as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
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References
  • KHANDEKAR, A., GAIKWAD, S. M., THACKERAY, T., GANGALMALE, S., & AGARWAL, I. 2024. A preliminary taxonomic revision of the girii clade of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the description of four new species from southern Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa, 5429 (1): 1-114 - get paper here
 
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